Not so different from most of us, born into conditions not so favorable, well at least in some regards.I was born in rural Zimbabwe, not very well off but comfortable.We survived and there was the mentality of winning infused in me. I always knew life should be better not only for me but for those around. I knew life should be better financially and also emotionally. There i got to relaize there must be something more than having to just be here. I always dreamed a little too big and even now I do not know how to dream a small. It has led to several heartbreaks but also to a considerable number of victories. I say give yourself the liberty of dreaming a little bigger and give yourself the joy of achieving something great and beyond just yourself. Your heart will be broken make it soft, it’s easier to mend that way.Lets get back to my story.
My very earliest memory of thinking or relating to God was around when I was 6 years old. I used to walk 7 km to school and on this particular day for some reason i was jusy thinking but where did mum come from. I thought until I got to Adam and Eve. I knew the story of creation from the Bible. Now i got to a part that puzzled me , where did God come from? Does he have a father? A wife? Now for the whole hour i was walking , i pondered on all the possibilities. No logic seemed to add up. By all means ,my young mind could not see the possibility him being created or where he came from. It would all end here, if he was created then who created God and whoever that was is God. I realized we must get to the uncreated one then that will be God. Just before reaching the gate to the school , a voice broke me out of my deep thoughts and said “ I am God, I created you and I love you.” I don’t remember many details but I do remember jumping joyfully and running to school in joy because there and then I knew, there was a big purpose to my being here. Now am growing bit by bit into my purpose and calling. Am loving every little bit of it. I was six and God broke through to answer the questions of a six-year-old who reached out and asked. I remember looking around to see who answered my thoughts. People were around me but they all seemed absorbed in their conversations. I remember the voice saying “I created everything you see and i created it for me and you”
I was 6 turning seven. Already having some God-thoughts.
Fast forward to when I was eleven, hurt myself on a bicycle, and concealed the wound like any eleven-year-old would. My parents are good but they did not notice because I was also smart enough to know how to hide the wound. I hid it until I could not walk anymore. Went to the hospital and was admitted for close to a month and the wound was not getting better. The doctor decided to operate, at first he said it was a simple operation. Then after examination, he said the wound was close to some major vessel and any mishap would be dangerous. That’s when it hit everybody, I could die. Not everyone prayed, and a Pastor passed by the ward I was in praying for people. I remember thinking back to the God who spoke to me and will surely heal me. I told the young friends i was with then , tomorrow i will be walking because God will heal me.
My dad was supposed to come andsign the operation forms but on the day he was supposed to sign for me to be operated on he signed for me to go home. I was healed overnight. A wound that was refusing to heal in a month , healed overnight and i walk up i could run , no swelling or whatsover. A few weeks later I was playing ball in my village. Now I was sure this God would show up for me. A boy from the village , the one who made the heaven and earth
Growing up in a Christian family I knew about God just had not experienced it now I had.
I was only eleven and seemed God was really interested in me.
Turned 17 and read a book that made me realize what my parents had been showing me about a relationship with God.Received Jesus formally. Was prayed for, and received the Holy Ghost, and it’s been years now, and am still learning.
Check out our blog section there are some really cool insights I have learned over the years.
One day I will look back and say, it’s been a good life and I hope we both will look at our lives together and enjoy this beautiful chapter we are writing together.
Here is a good ebook on some God-thoughts, I promise they are refreshing and soothing to a weary heart.
Cheers!